Lifetime Cannabis, Non-Cigarette Tobacco, and Illicit Drug Use and Cardiovascular Disease Among Young and Middle-Aged U.S. Adults

Osayande Agbonlahor, Delvon T. Mattingly, Joy L. Hart, Maggie K. Richardson, Alison C. McLeish, Kandi L. Walker, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Center for Health, and Transformation, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Department of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, American Heart Association Tobacco Center for Regulatory Science, Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology, College of Education, University of Kentucky, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on December 09, 2025

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Background:Despite increases in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence among young and middle-aged adults in the United States (U.S.), associations between lifetime use of cannabis, non-cigarette tobacco products, and illicit drugs with CVD are not ...